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as an adjective for the noun environment. as though the environment itself is neutral. as though it is racism free but just people from the outside who are creating racist environment. i'm going to argue for the affirmative but i still don't believe that. the environment is part of america as any other place so that's therefore we should not make the assumption that the environment itself is nonracist. america does not have any sense of history that tell uses we have nonracist or racialized environments. but this kind of goes back to one of the earliest studies done by an african-american sociologist, debuts -- debouis and said what is the racial climate on your college cam us? some, because they're were restrict because african-americans were not allowed on the campuses, there was no survey there but there was ones who said we treat the african-american students exactly like the white students and other say never bring them on the campus because we can note deal with their safety. it's easy when we talk about college campuse
as an adjective for the noun environment. as though the environment itself is neutral. as though it is racism free but just people from the outside who are creating racist environment. i'm going to argue for the affirmative but i still don't believe that. the environment is part of america as any other place so that's therefore we should not make the assumption that the environment itself is nonracist. america does not have any sense of history that tell uses we have nonracist or racialized...
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it is clearly marked by a shifting security environment. it is an exciting time to be here and i'm happy to spend time with you today talking about where you are and where we are going and what that might look like for us. i look forward to your questions and those of your team, dr. jones. sl jones: thank you, general ife. let me start off before getting to a range of issues you outlined. supporting supportive roles, i wanted to start off with a question about your background. because you have an interesting mix of assignments and commander at multiple levels. but you also spent time as a secretary of defense corporate fellow at microsoft. i'm wondering if you can briefly talk about some of the more important lessons you learned from some of these assignments that have enabled do and helped -- enabled you and helped you along the way, including your time at microsoft, which i am sure is kind of an interesting outside of the dod perspective on how corporate america works. lt. gen. slife: i would be happy to. you, of course, are familiar with
it is clearly marked by a shifting security environment. it is an exciting time to be here and i'm happy to spend time with you today talking about where you are and where we are going and what that might look like for us. i look forward to your questions and those of your team, dr. jones. sl jones: thank you, general ife. let me start off before getting to a range of issues you outlined. supporting supportive roles, i wanted to start off with a question about your background. because you have...
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the environment characteristics of the , environment. you have to have equipment that is purpose built for the tasks at hand. you have to have doctrine, tactics, operational context, sustainment capabilities. all make it possible to provide the kind of capabilities that can contest and then control the domain. that's what makes it possible to follow on operations. that's what we are focused on. lose this -- lucy we call it organize a train coming government. the people, the equipment and the thought behind what it takes to control a. >> the issue you now see a contested domain and space, a great example is what we are seeing happening in ukraine. we are coming up on the one-year anniversary of the invasion of ukraine. what are you seeing where you , sit now, the most significant space related lessons learned from ukraine. not just for the spaceports by the joint force and others. the second part of that, how is what you are seeing in ukraine starting to shape your thinking on the indo pacific. from he's time through crisis. >> thanks. i
the environment characteristics of the , environment. you have to have equipment that is purpose built for the tasks at hand. you have to have doctrine, tactics, operational context, sustainment capabilities. all make it possible to provide the kind of capabilities that can contest and then control the domain. that's what makes it possible to follow on operations. that's what we are focused on. lose this -- lucy we call it organize a train coming government. the people, the equipment and the...
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mayor has oversight for operations in the information environment. we have established as part of that a defense intelligence support to operations in the information environment working group that has got a variety of activities underway to increase and enhance that support. one of which is a new effort working with odni to focus the national collection efforts on assisting us in the -- >> that work is still ongoing. also that group is focussed on drafting and staffing a new dod instruction for intelligence support to operations in the information environment. that would codify recommendations that came out of a 20 19 j-rock memo. the joint requirements oversight memo that provided some specific recommendations to the department on how we enhance these activities. amongst other things, it will direct the dia to prioritize resources for intelligence support to oie in the next intelligence guidance. and will help us shape and work with the dni and the national intelligence groups to drive some of the key concepts into the broader prioritizing framewor
mayor has oversight for operations in the information environment. we have established as part of that a defense intelligence support to operations in the information environment working group that has got a variety of activities underway to increase and enhance that support. one of which is a new effort working with odni to focus the national collection efforts on assisting us in the -- >> that work is still ongoing. also that group is focussed on drafting and staffing a new dod...
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pfas components do not naturally breakdown in the environment. exposure to even small amounts of pfas has been linked to diseases, birth defects, and developmental disorders. these chemicals have been used in consumer products for decades and have this been allowed to spread and accumulate throughout the environment into our air, our water, and our soil. in my own district, pfas has been detected in multiple drinking water systems, which puts the health and safety of my constituents at risk. the same can be said for millions of people in communities across the country. until recently, the extent of the problem was underestimated in my own state, but expanded testing, we now know that california is one of the most impacted states in the country. a recent investigation by the state water resources control board showed pfas contamination in almost 100 public water systems serving about 75 million californians. we need a national strategy to prevent exposure to these toxic substances. this bill sets a deadline for the epa to take action on establishi
pfas components do not naturally breakdown in the environment. exposure to even small amounts of pfas has been linked to diseases, birth defects, and developmental disorders. these chemicals have been used in consumer products for decades and have this been allowed to spread and accumulate throughout the environment into our air, our water, and our soil. in my own district, pfas has been detected in multiple drinking water systems, which puts the health and safety of my constituents at risk....
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what is your concerns about the environment, paula? concern about a indoor air pollution, the use of products that harm our skin, our respiratory system, our eyes, and the relative ignorance of those charged with using them. i live in an apartment building, and at one time we had a green committee. i thought that was wonderful. it now seems to be mor think are among the environmental issues compared and water certainly critical, and the protection of animals and trees, but this i think is not where it should be in terms of awareness. host: who'd you think should focus on that awareness? do think that is the job of government officials? do you think if vince like today and elsewhere do that? think of that events like today and elsewhere do that? caller: thank you for bringing that up. regulation to strengthen the use of, the regulatory oversight of certain products like what is floor.en you refinish a that sort of thing. there are things which smell bad , but cannot harm you, then there are things which smell bad and can harm you, and i
what is your concerns about the environment, paula? concern about a indoor air pollution, the use of products that harm our skin, our respiratory system, our eyes, and the relative ignorance of those charged with using them. i live in an apartment building, and at one time we had a green committee. i thought that was wonderful. it now seems to be mor think are among the environmental issues compared and water certainly critical, and the protection of animals and trees, but this i think is not...
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we can do things to protect our environment. like the other gentleman said, he was on the other side of the fence. he likes all these things, but he said i remember we had all this pollution or you could not walk down the street and see the hand and funnier face. where things are so horrible in our air quality. now we have 10 times as many cars on the road as we had back then and we have relatively clean air compared to that. we have done amazing things to keep our air and water cleaner. not perfect, but we certainly have done more than china is doing in all this mining they are doing which is completely irrespective of the averment. my last point is about fascism. i love it when democrats keep saying all this is fetishistic and republicans are being fascist and donald trump is a fascist. it is actually the biden --biden is forcing us to buy electric cars. he's using the government to do it. it is no different when hitler forced everyone to buy volkswagens to achieve his efforts. host: mike in pittsburgh. the wall street journal
we can do things to protect our environment. like the other gentleman said, he was on the other side of the fence. he likes all these things, but he said i remember we had all this pollution or you could not walk down the street and see the hand and funnier face. where things are so horrible in our air quality. now we have 10 times as many cars on the road as we had back then and we have relatively clean air compared to that. we have done amazing things to keep our air and water cleaner. not...
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how can they create an environment for women and implement? how can they enable women to work from home? i'm talking from a personal place here and i don't want it to get to a point where we are delivering something at the cusp of restrictions for women and feeling unsure about it. that should never be the case. so the agencies, whatever decision they take, the full engagement with the taliban and pressurizing them to show action -- this is very important. i think the taliban are shocked with sudden changes. it's a good thing because when they are shocked -- but even now is the time to engage. they could take more action than afghans themselves because we are in the middle of the crisis, especially those of us based in afghanistan. so this is where you can push the envelope around girls education. i've not seen a lot of international engagement around access to education, women's access to health care and a lot of issues around -- that more women are concerned about. this is really important. we should not wait. we should wait to see how they
how can they create an environment for women and implement? how can they enable women to work from home? i'm talking from a personal place here and i don't want it to get to a point where we are delivering something at the cusp of restrictions for women and feeling unsure about it. that should never be the case. so the agencies, whatever decision they take, the full engagement with the taliban and pressurizing them to show action -- this is very important. i think the taliban are shocked with...
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can you get water out of the martian environment? terrestrial exploration was little different because it was not quite the level of what we are doing here. we are putting a human in the environment that the human cannot live in on its own. ability -- of that by the way, feel free to come to the microphone with questions. how much of that ability to live off the martian land do we have to prove before we put people on the surface? >> a number of studies that show that if you can institute resources, get your water, oxygen, fuel. massally becomes a problem. how much can you rely on when you get there? if we are going to rely on a system, you wanted to be there ahead of time. he wanted to be reliable and to be able to store the oxygen. that would be the most prudent step. we are not there yet, but we are taking a first step. >> advanced missions, multiple landings, autonomous vehicles. advantage -- one advantage, we could send some scout missions ahead of time. the environment is so harsh and so extreme. >> when you put those scout veh
can you get water out of the martian environment? terrestrial exploration was little different because it was not quite the level of what we are doing here. we are putting a human in the environment that the human cannot live in on its own. ability -- of that by the way, feel free to come to the microphone with questions. how much of that ability to live off the martian land do we have to prove before we put people on the surface? >> a number of studies that show that if you can institute...
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the economy is growing and the environment is improving. the president's leadership was substantial there. we should celebrate that. [applause] just one little fact, from 2000, 2014, this country, this country reduced our carbon footprint by almost 20% through innovation and technology. and we did that leading the world. we had nothing to be apologetic about in going to paris. this country is leading the way in making sure that the environment is protected, but also we are seeing jobs and growth. we have always done it that way. and the president recognized that and said we're going to put america first, not last. we're not going to be apologetic. we're going to exit that paris accord and make sure that jobs are protected, that the environment is advanced. he did a great job in that decision. as we see his leadership at america first, it is not just with respect to environmental issues. we see it with tax reform, trade policy, national security. we are safer today and we are more prosperous today because the president's leadership on issues
the economy is growing and the environment is improving. the president's leadership was substantial there. we should celebrate that. [applause] just one little fact, from 2000, 2014, this country, this country reduced our carbon footprint by almost 20% through innovation and technology. and we did that leading the world. we had nothing to be apologetic about in going to paris. this country is leading the way in making sure that the environment is protected, but also we are seeing jobs and...
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we have some incredibly talented people that no environment -- know environment. probably better than anyone on earth. i have made it a have crystal clean air and water. we areternoon's event, pleased to be joined by secretary steven mnuchin. bernhardt commerce secretary wilbur ross, secretary .lex azar , andrewy elaine chao and chair ofeler the council of environmental .uality, merry neumeier in a few moments, we will hear an update on some of their important work. and, senator kevin cramer to others. they are great senators. thank you. congressman bruce westermann, thank you for being here. as the cabinet secretaries will tell you, from the very beginning i have given them clear direction to focus on and dressing -- addressing environmental challenges so we can provide the highest quality of life to all americans. in addition to clean air and water, that means being do -- being good stewards of our public lands, prioritizing cleanup of polluted land that threaten our most honorable -- our mostitizens vulnerable citizens and new technologies that improve american
we have some incredibly talented people that no environment -- know environment. probably better than anyone on earth. i have made it a have crystal clean air and water. we areternoon's event, pleased to be joined by secretary steven mnuchin. bernhardt commerce secretary wilbur ross, secretary .lex azar , andrewy elaine chao and chair ofeler the council of environmental .uality, merry neumeier in a few moments, we will hear an update on some of their important work. and, senator kevin cramer to...
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this threatens wildlife environment. our farm bill is about supporting work to farmers strengthening farmers and rolling public health protections has no place in this bill. inthe cuts of $-plus billion benefits to kick one million households and affects 25,000 children is tort turous. someone said when i was a kid, my money was taken by the school. now congress is taking the money for school lunch program. cuts in conservation funding are devastating to our environment nd the cutting of funding of energy efficiency are going to be a great consequence of this bill. so i just was compelled to the floor and join my colleagues to look for sustainable energy to speak against this bill which is going to hurt the progress over the last decades which speaks to farming in america and the quality of life of children in america. i yield back to the gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: i can say to those who are listening, mr. tonko speaks up about the environment and about concerns about chemicals, the effects on public health
this threatens wildlife environment. our farm bill is about supporting work to farmers strengthening farmers and rolling public health protections has no place in this bill. inthe cuts of $-plus billion benefits to kick one million households and affects 25,000 children is tort turous. someone said when i was a kid, my money was taken by the school. now congress is taking the money for school lunch program. cuts in conservation funding are devastating to our environment nd the cutting of...
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that is the kind of leadership we need to show respect for our environment. i would say this also, we need to ask ourselves what is true environmentalism? what do we believe it is? usathe administration told that, that we have been blessed with all these natural resources, they told us to put up fences and do not touch. it was prohibition. that is what they interpreted environmentalism to be. i doubly that is where the american people are. i believe the american people -- i don't think that is where the american people are. i think the american people want to use it for the betterment of mankind. let's do it with responsible stewardship for future generations. that is where i believe the american people are. we can achieve great things together. >> i should mention, this is not your first time at cpac. you have been a regular attendee of this magnificent congress and has spoken here several times. it is great to have you here tonight. >> first time at the reagan dinner. having a conversation with you here tonight is the highlight of the week. >> i want to ask
that is the kind of leadership we need to show respect for our environment. i would say this also, we need to ask ourselves what is true environmentalism? what do we believe it is? usathe administration told that, that we have been blessed with all these natural resources, they told us to put up fences and do not touch. it was prohibition. that is what they interpreted environmentalism to be. i doubly that is where the american people are. i believe the american people -- i don't think that is...
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the natural environment. spaces et cetera. because people are paying more it, more attention to businesses are paying more attention to it. why is that? go where people want people businesses need to work for them. tendency at growing our ects a change in economy. a you go back in time to us tury ago when most of were farmers, we didn't of essarily have a choice where to live, because if you were employed in agriculture, live where the land fertile and you can be productive. when you thing of industrialization, it happened sources, where the goldfields are. modern day, if you go to the economy that is surface based. can happen anywhere. in a on't need to be particular place to be productive. they can go choice, where they want to go. that means that living in a environment becomes a determining factor of where will live in the future, and it will be a determining factor of where businesses and in the ent will go future. nowadaysns that cities are competing for jobs, for cetera. ent, et using those types of factors, right. usin
the natural environment. spaces et cetera. because people are paying more it, more attention to businesses are paying more attention to it. why is that? go where people want people businesses need to work for them. tendency at growing our ects a change in economy. a you go back in time to us tury ago when most of were farmers, we didn't of essarily have a choice where to live, because if you were employed in agriculture, live where the land fertile and you can be productive. when you thing of...
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, industrial environment had become. steve: as you look at the river behind you, how does it look to you today? david: it is remarkable to -- the change that has taken place here. it is twofold. i mean, it is difficult to tell exactly what is going on in the water itself of course, because , it is still the milky brown river that is flowing out of agricultural and forested land. it still has debris that floats downstream, of course, but we see waterfowl, we see something that you would never have seen 50 years ago, which is people out kayaking. i saw people out in skulls earlier this morning. the cuyahoga has once again become a much more complete river. it is an agricultural space -- i'm sorry a recreational space. , there are new parks, new public access along the river, for people for the whole region, and this is something that goes well south of the city of cleveland. the cuyahoga river -- cuyahoga valley national park has become a regional and a national treasure, really. it is a remarkable space for recreation, ge
, industrial environment had become. steve: as you look at the river behind you, how does it look to you today? david: it is remarkable to -- the change that has taken place here. it is twofold. i mean, it is difficult to tell exactly what is going on in the water itself of course, because , it is still the milky brown river that is flowing out of agricultural and forested land. it still has debris that floats downstream, of course, but we see waterfowl, we see something that you would never...
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as long as we just see the environment as a physical environment or the wetlands or out there as opposed to the urban environment and how it connects with cities and suburbs and rural areas and people, is the and animals, that larger context of what environmentaland making sure ths left behind because you are poor . you shouldn't have to struggle to get to a park just because you are physically on the other side of the tracks. we have food deserts. neighborhoods without grocery stores. neighborhoods that don't have parks. these are the same neighborhoods where people have challenges getting to jobs. bringingwe talk about justice and equity into that framing, that is how our movement, our environmental justice movement has grown and has started to shape much larger movements for all. host: if our viewers want to learn more, you can go to tsu.edu >> baby was a three networks and one supporter called bbs. was three networks and one supporter called pbs. c-span opened the door to policy washington -- washington policymaking for all to see. in the age of power to the people, this was true peo
as long as we just see the environment as a physical environment or the wetlands or out there as opposed to the urban environment and how it connects with cities and suburbs and rural areas and people, is the and animals, that larger context of what environmentaland making sure ths left behind because you are poor . you shouldn't have to struggle to get to a park just because you are physically on the other side of the tracks. we have food deserts. neighborhoods without grocery stores....
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our connection to the actual space environment is virtual. from the operator's perspective, you are interacting through keyboards and energy through antennas and it can be perfectly replicated in simulator environment. once you build the high fidelity simulators, then you can test, you can practice your tactics. you can have adversary input. i think that gives us a powerful leg up because so much can be simulated and does not have to be done in a live environment. if i could go back to something that you started with. something about the environment that is probably worth noting. it's that i can't parsnip. the same environment that provides services and that we use for military, it's all the same. you think about those of us who have been in the middle east managing airpower. when there's a conflict in that joint area of operations, you can watch the picture and watched the civilian airliners move away. they fly all around the area. same in the maritime domain. you try to avoid certain areas that are highly contested. in space, you are where
our connection to the actual space environment is virtual. from the operator's perspective, you are interacting through keyboards and energy through antennas and it can be perfectly replicated in simulator environment. once you build the high fidelity simulators, then you can test, you can practice your tactics. you can have adversary input. i think that gives us a powerful leg up because so much can be simulated and does not have to be done in a live environment. if i could go back to...
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and a story about what this administration is doing to clean up the environment. what this administration is doing on policies that are having an effect on our environment. at the department of energy, we have championed both a historic development of our nation's resources and the technological breakthroughs that are literally cascading across this country in ways to use energy more cleanly, more efficiently than anyone ever thought possible efore. we know that by investing in innovative solutions like carbon capture utilization, sequestration, zero emission works like our nuclear power, exporting those technologies to other countries. we are being able to share our technologies around the world of leaner energy, without surrendering one single fuel, one iota of growth. one iota of opportunity. that is what this president is all about. that is your record, mr. president. we are seeing, on your watch, america become the number one producer of oil and gas in the world. [applause] mr. perry: we are seeing emissions being reduced around the world. i was with some of
and a story about what this administration is doing to clean up the environment. what this administration is doing on policies that are having an effect on our environment. at the department of energy, we have championed both a historic development of our nation's resources and the technological breakthroughs that are literally cascading across this country in ways to use energy more cleanly, more efficiently than anyone ever thought possible efore. we know that by investing in innovative...
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here's the way i look at them -- political environment -- it is a negative environment for i. voters are ready for a change. obama numbers at 46%-50%, i can assure you that the intensity is on the negative side there will be real intensity against obama. you accept these numbers. the republicans are three points of the generic ballot and get obama won this district by seven points predellas a nine. shift. -- that is a nine. shif -- that is a nine point shift. everybody knows to the common is and he is down in the polls? that is not good for your political health. the most important number is the democratic incumbents image, 34%-50% hundred number when everybody knows this guy. you're not going to change the impressions that voters have. 84% of people in a district of opinion for you not change what they think about him. that will not happen. the republican challenger, 27%- 8%. let's look at the ballot test for democrats sitting at their position, you will got that, republicans at 36%, images of 27%. people are voting for the republican as -- because they don't]÷ care what the
here's the way i look at them -- political environment -- it is a negative environment for i. voters are ready for a change. obama numbers at 46%-50%, i can assure you that the intensity is on the negative side there will be real intensity against obama. you accept these numbers. the republicans are three points of the generic ballot and get obama won this district by seven points predellas a nine. shift. -- that is a nine. shif -- that is a nine point shift. everybody knows to the common is...
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environments and land-based environments. some really performed very well. some pha ph fees integrate as fast as of wood and paper. but during the utility they have the functionality as a plastics. the water vapor barrier and packaging products. so there is a promise of the new biomaterials and again i should say bio plastics is a large umbrella of bio -based tickets and biodegradable once the new materials are very promising. x yes seaweed is especially interesting and has net environmental benefits through it with there has been a lot of exploration and sourcing seaweed for feed, fuel, and material. today there are converters there's nothing at scale that matches or products but there's things that are being explored. mushrooms two. there has been a lot of transport packaging even explored in the electronics companies because of the cushion properties. for any of these sources we are looking at can you sustainably source it in a way that's beneficial to the environments and communities. there are methods to assess that. are
environments and land-based environments. some really performed very well. some pha ph fees integrate as fast as of wood and paper. but during the utility they have the functionality as a plastics. the water vapor barrier and packaging products. so there is a promise of the new biomaterials and again i should say bio plastics is a large umbrella of bio -based tickets and biodegradable once the new materials are very promising. x yes seaweed is especially interesting and has net environmental...
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what are your environment concerns? caller: i see things on the news about trash files and we drive by them. thing i think, there are a lot of people willing to voluntarily separate up trash in two different categories. you could go organic, metal, plastics, gas, chemicals, the organics would probably the only thing to go into the landfill. the rest could go into whoever would do recycling. probably a lot cheaper than getting them out of the earth. host: are you satisfied with the efforts in terms of recycling in florida? implementf trying to this idea you have? caller: i think we are going in the right direction but if we broke it down into categories, it could be more effective. the study you showed about the millennials being willing to change their habits is a good positive study. it looks like people would be willing to do it. host: and other headlines today, the new york times says the justice department is warning cities to comply with -- on policies on migrants. it says the trap administration escalated it with
what are your environment concerns? caller: i see things on the news about trash files and we drive by them. thing i think, there are a lot of people willing to voluntarily separate up trash in two different categories. you could go organic, metal, plastics, gas, chemicals, the organics would probably the only thing to go into the landfill. the rest could go into whoever would do recycling. probably a lot cheaper than getting them out of the earth. host: are you satisfied with the efforts in...
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won't you say this environment -- what do you think about this environment that's constantly -- everybody focused on race, even at the most unintentional levels of me asking where are you from? and saying you have now agreesed me. you have now offended me, you are now racist for asking me this. that that could be a contributing factor? maybe even a leading contributing factor? lawrence: i think what happens is americans tend to create experiments in terms of trying to figure out how to mitigate -- we recognize that the space itself is hostile. what we have to do is we have to try to figure out what are going to be the things we're going to do in terms of creating different policies in order to try to milt gate -- mitigate this hostility. are they perfect? of course not. i'm from the free speech movement campus. i believe in free speech. what happens is people try to test things out and they don't work and they test something else out. but they are thinking about it. it's like winston churchill once said americans always do the right thing after they tried everything else. on a college cam
won't you say this environment -- what do you think about this environment that's constantly -- everybody focused on race, even at the most unintentional levels of me asking where are you from? and saying you have now agreesed me. you have now offended me, you are now racist for asking me this. that that could be a contributing factor? maybe even a leading contributing factor? lawrence: i think what happens is americans tend to create experiments in terms of trying to figure out how to mitigate...
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lens or the hostile environment, the disability, hostile environment lens? if, if, if any school choice, including a curricular choice lends itself to the creation or perpetuation or support of a hostile environment, then the school would need to take corrective action. it doesn't necessarily mean that they need to change the curricular choice, but it does mean that they would need to ensure that the environment is safe and appropriate for students to learn without discrimination. so we, we would be able to look at it that way. my views as a citizen a about the, the appropriate choices for literacy and, and democracy, literacy and, and literacy about internet savvy work. you know, i have lots of thoughts on it as a mom. i have lots of thoughts on it as a human being, but as the, the chief civil rights enforcer in the nation's schools, that's not an area that, that i get to delve too far into. >> thanks. i'm and thank you for being here. i'm mara redman, the executive vice president for policy here at american progress. really appreciated the conversation ver
lens or the hostile environment, the disability, hostile environment lens? if, if, if any school choice, including a curricular choice lends itself to the creation or perpetuation or support of a hostile environment, then the school would need to take corrective action. it doesn't necessarily mean that they need to change the curricular choice, but it does mean that they would need to ensure that the environment is safe and appropriate for students to learn without discrimination. so we, we...
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and in this environment, what can we do to preserve the u.s. strategic advantage in space, and the answer is fairly simple. the united states needs to take those actions that help generate our advantage in the first place. that is, leading by example in a stable and transparent regulatory environment with government and industry in partnership. and i want to touch just briefly on a few of the sectors that we're working on. in space launch innovative american companies are changing the character and expectations of our launch services. in recent years, for example, spacex has helped the u.s. gain back martial share against -- market share against foreign suppliers. in looking at the number of launches, however, taking place, the speed of them, the days of doing a launch and that's it and then waiting a few months and doing another launch is somewhat gone. so when you look at regulations built for expendable rockets launched a few times a year, they're really not up-to-date as to what you need for multiple rockets that are reusable happening. so
and in this environment, what can we do to preserve the u.s. strategic advantage in space, and the answer is fairly simple. the united states needs to take those actions that help generate our advantage in the first place. that is, leading by example in a stable and transparent regulatory environment with government and industry in partnership. and i want to touch just briefly on a few of the sectors that we're working on. in space launch innovative american companies are changing the character...
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so we have a diverse geographically dispersed and a highly unpredictable threat environment. in the homeland it's a threat environment that i was actually shocked as a community leader coming back into the community that we could describe as less acute here in the homeland since 9/11. that was true in 2021 when i came back and it remains true now and i think that's a real credit to what has been an amazing and persistent campaign of pressure against our adversaries over the last 20 plus years. but the threat is unpredictable. only look at it here in the homeland is characterized as most likely to occur in the united states as lone actors motivated by a range of ideologies. we have actors that are motivated and inspired by isis inspired by al qaeda and some are inspired by ideologies that are more domestically bound. racially as thickly bound extremism on the rise in different aspects of the threat manifest here in the united states. so so this lone actors threat -- actor threat because of highly individualized because the way an individual chooses to turn to violence is subje
so we have a diverse geographically dispersed and a highly unpredictable threat environment. in the homeland it's a threat environment that i was actually shocked as a community leader coming back into the community that we could describe as less acute here in the homeland since 9/11. that was true in 2021 when i came back and it remains true now and i think that's a real credit to what has been an amazing and persistent campaign of pressure against our adversaries over the last 20 plus years....
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we created that environment. the single thing that will probably have more lasting impact on our ability to correct that deviance that we created was the transition to a deliberate unit based force generation model whereby unit commanders, rather than sending individuals out the door on a continual basis, unit commanders have the ability to bring their entire unit through a train up, deployment, and reconstitution cycle before doing it over again. this is common in some parts of the military. it is not common inside of afsoc. primary been our organizational adjustment, the transition to a unit based force generation model, which will afford commanders the opportunity to be more invested in the human capital under their charge. i appreciate you giving me the opportunity to answer that question. seth: thank you very much. we really appreciate the time you have spent with us. we covered everything from your biography, including your time microsoft,dod, at the budget environment we are in, the competition against sta
we created that environment. the single thing that will probably have more lasting impact on our ability to correct that deviance that we created was the transition to a deliberate unit based force generation model whereby unit commanders, rather than sending individuals out the door on a continual basis, unit commanders have the ability to bring their entire unit through a train up, deployment, and reconstitution cycle before doing it over again. this is common in some parts of the military....
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, a very different security environment. there was a declining influence which meantrent there was a declining emphasis on infrastructure. we started the process to climb out of that hole that we are in. it is absolutely critical that nnsa continues to be part of the response. we recognize the need to invest in the enterprise. as others have said, this is the bedrock of the nation security. part of that bedrock is the nnsa infrastructure, and that is why we need to get it right. thank you. >> thank you, phil. anita, over to you. just start talking. anita: thank you so much for hosting us today. the dod, this inter-agency review led by the dod has received a lot of attention, and deservedly so. it is especially important that we continue this discussion here today. we need to better understand the underpinning and analysis and strategy that went into the npr. i want to interject about where general hyten ended. on the importance of education, the fact that we are here today and we have such a rich group of interagency partici
, a very different security environment. there was a declining influence which meantrent there was a declining emphasis on infrastructure. we started the process to climb out of that hole that we are in. it is absolutely critical that nnsa continues to be part of the response. we recognize the need to invest in the enterprise. as others have said, this is the bedrock of the nation security. part of that bedrock is the nnsa infrastructure, and that is why we need to get it right. thank you....
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government deals with this environment? for example, under current law, the state department is restricted from messaging into the united states or to u.s. citizens. part of a broad set of rules to avoid the u.s. government from propaganda which is good. we live in a free and open society. we do not need the government propagandizing. that said, and the age of the internet, how does one define communications in the country and to american citizens and communications outside? what does that legal framework look like? and that has yet to be entered. those are the types of legal questions that need to emerge and. i think congress has a major hand in this. i think unfortunately, the history of congressional action on national security issues hasi largely been one of being reactive, after the fact. dealing with the last case scenario. the 9/11 commission dealt with the prior event. hearings usually have to do with the last thing that happened. congress by its nature is not a nimble and not necessarily outfitted to be looking aro
government deals with this environment? for example, under current law, the state department is restricted from messaging into the united states or to u.s. citizens. part of a broad set of rules to avoid the u.s. government from propaganda which is good. we live in a free and open society. we do not need the government propagandizing. that said, and the age of the internet, how does one define communications in the country and to american citizens and communications outside? what does that...
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into our aquatic environment. this is unacceptable. and the gentleman's amendment will set statutory guidelines for e.p.a. to act and set those limits. and section 17 prioritizes the industry sectors with the greatest likelihood of discharging harmful quantities. and the gentleman did great work on this and we worked with wastewater utilities and industry representatives. they agree with our approach. we also rise in support of section 13. another clean water act provision by the gentleman from new york, mr. delgado, member of my committee, to prevent our sewers from being dumping grounds. industrial discharges can now be discharged into local municipal systems. if it's not known, they didn't deal with it and can't get it out. i rise in strong support of this bill. i thank everyone who participated in its writing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. pleased to yield to another dynamic membe
into our aquatic environment. this is unacceptable. and the gentleman's amendment will set statutory guidelines for e.p.a. to act and set those limits. and section 17 prioritizes the industry sectors with the greatest likelihood of discharging harmful quantities. and the gentleman did great work on this and we worked with wastewater utilities and industry representatives. they agree with our approach. we also rise in support of section 13. another clean water act provision by the gentleman from...
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these responses come on top of a volatile security environment. many in this room, i do not need to tell too much about. but it requires a lot of our joint force. there are 211,000 servicemen and women around the world trying to preserve the peace. we will be fighting against -- -- against our adversaries. in this very stressing and volatile environment, if the forces are aligned with what we see happening in the world and if it is keeping pace with emerging threats. at the requested levels, we believe quite strongly that this budget is the best balance of ends, ways and means that we could possibly achieve. given the level of resources. we are asking for $534 billion in fy 2016. that is 36 billion dollars above the fy 2016 sequestration caps and $38 billion or 7.86% above the enacted fy 2015 limits. when you add it all up this is approximately $150 billion over the sequestration caps. in addition to the base budget we are asking for 50 $1 billion in overseas contingency operations. this supports our effort to continue the drawdown in afghanistan,
these responses come on top of a volatile security environment. many in this room, i do not need to tell too much about. but it requires a lot of our joint force. there are 211,000 servicemen and women around the world trying to preserve the peace. we will be fighting against -- -- against our adversaries. in this very stressing and volatile environment, if the forces are aligned with what we see happening in the world and if it is keeping pace with emerging threats. at the requested levels, we...
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we have control of the environment. and if that person was predisposed and raised in abusive household and this horrible environment they live in with toxic trauma, they are going to likely end up a violent individual. but that same individual raised with protective factors, then that are nurturing and healthy could end up a fortune 500 ceo, a world leader. this is true and not science-fiction because our brains are plastic throughout our lives. neural plasticity refers to the brains ability to adapt in response to our experiences, it occurs on a molecular level, it occurs on a cellular level contrary to what a lot of us were taught when we were kids, you are not born with a set number of brain cells that go down with time. we are making new ones and reshaping the ones that we have all the time, we are doing it right now. above us more than others. and in an experimental basis like a muscle, the more you use it, the more effectively it is usable. unless it gets taken away. so i'm going to skip through some of these stat
we have control of the environment. and if that person was predisposed and raised in abusive household and this horrible environment they live in with toxic trauma, they are going to likely end up a violent individual. but that same individual raised with protective factors, then that are nurturing and healthy could end up a fortune 500 ceo, a world leader. this is true and not science-fiction because our brains are plastic throughout our lives. neural plasticity refers to the brains ability to...
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this whole mess of being a good steward of the environment, having sound stewardship of the environment, reducing carbon pollution and not being able to grow jobs is just that. a myth. the converse has been proven. energyclean up our production and you clean up the environment, you are creating sounds jobs. researched jobs. jobs that implement these programs and maintain them. the numbers are very strong. we need a jobs plan in this country and i think the president by walking away from the climate change agreement from the clean power plan agreement, these issues relating us in the right direction. it'll were submitted to that. there was a certainty and predictability for the business community. they were complying with a given goals. think turning around and offering new directions is not what the country needs. milton is waiting in chicago on the line for independents. good morning. caller: good morning. i just wanted to reflect what you mentioned earlier in the climate change having an immediate effect on other aspects of the government and of our society. i just wanted to get your
this whole mess of being a good steward of the environment, having sound stewardship of the environment, reducing carbon pollution and not being able to grow jobs is just that. a myth. the converse has been proven. energyclean up our production and you clean up the environment, you are creating sounds jobs. researched jobs. jobs that implement these programs and maintain them. the numbers are very strong. we need a jobs plan in this country and i think the president by walking away from the...
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i care about the environment. if i care so much about the environment, i shut down production united states, is it better for the environment, i will pay higher prices. >> fact-check me all you want. none of you have ever reported this. i will ask you a quick question. who reduced emissions more, trump or biden? i asked the top climate scientists and he would say biden. here is the fact, admissions went down 10.2% under president trump, at the average of two and half percent year. under president biden up 6.3% in the first year. admissions went up under president biden. angie security has gone -- completely dissolved under president biden. things are much better under president to answer your question, the facts are very clear. producing domestically, being dependent upon our own supply, we have some of the most stringent environmental safety policies in the world. if you take a cubic foot of gas and deliver it to europe, russian gas is 41% dirtier than u.s. gas. the more that we supplant vladimir putin's gas, the
i care about the environment. if i care so much about the environment, i shut down production united states, is it better for the environment, i will pay higher prices. >> fact-check me all you want. none of you have ever reported this. i will ask you a quick question. who reduced emissions more, trump or biden? i asked the top climate scientists and he would say biden. here is the fact, admissions went down 10.2% under president trump, at the average of two and half percent year. under...
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the right honorable gentlemen talked about that environment. we are trying to create a much more hostile environment if you're here they sit on the front bench what i'm talking about a people who came here completely legally. the prime minister herself was warned. is now the shadow home secretary. directly about these policies in 2014. and when they were going to parliament then community secretary wrote to her warning the constant risks considerably outweigh the benefits. as well as the request for my honorable friends. in relation to the when drop generation. we have made absolutely clear that those people who came here from the commonwealth they are british they are part of us. they were not documented with that right. and that's what we are now putting right. he talks about actions and that the government has taken in relation to those who are here illegally. it has been taken by suspected government on someone's right to work here. in 1997. 1999. civil penalties for employing legal mind grits. why had these actions been taken because peopl
the right honorable gentlemen talked about that environment. we are trying to create a much more hostile environment if you're here they sit on the front bench what i'm talking about a people who came here completely legally. the prime minister herself was warned. is now the shadow home secretary. directly about these policies in 2014. and when they were going to parliament then community secretary wrote to her warning the constant risks considerably outweigh the benefits. as well as the...
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it's a much shallower environment. to the additives or that may havewed, been a california case as well. is anel mishak-800 investigative reporter. thank you so much for your time. coming up, we're taking your calls. give us a call. the line for democrats is (202) 748-8000. the line for republicans is (202) 784-8001. the independent line is (202) 748-8002. you can always reach us on twitter and facebook. week, news
it's a much shallower environment. to the additives or that may havewed, been a california case as well. is anel mishak-800 investigative reporter. thank you so much for your time. coming up, we're taking your calls. give us a call. the line for democrats is (202) 748-8000. the line for republicans is (202) 784-8001. the independent line is (202) 748-8002. you can always reach us on twitter and facebook. week, news
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the agency has proven it can protect human health and the environment. what it has not accomplished is reaching the environmental justice goals of fairness and good environmental outcomes that this country must achieved if it wants american communities to become better, healthier places to live. ise are five things the epa doing, five new pillars that have largely gone unnoticed by the public that are changing the way the agency operates today. we are creating cost-benefit rules for every statute epa uses. we are creating science transparency rules that are applied consistently. we have already published new guidance policy procedures that brings all of our guidance documents to light. we have reorganized our regional offices to make it much easier for community members to interact with the agency, and we have implemented a lean management system throughout the agency to improve the way that we operate. by making these changes, communities will be more empowered and able to take action to work in concert and cooperation with the epa and not interact in a
the agency has proven it can protect human health and the environment. what it has not accomplished is reaching the environmental justice goals of fairness and good environmental outcomes that this country must achieved if it wants american communities to become better, healthier places to live. ise are five things the epa doing, five new pillars that have largely gone unnoticed by the public that are changing the way the agency operates today. we are creating cost-benefit rules for every...
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he you get these environments where gentlemen board -- you get this environment where gentlemen lords and scoundrels could mix. it is such an alluring environment. you never know who you're going to meet. people spent hours in the coffee inp trade it extremely -- the coffee shop. setting upentists the royal society. isaac newton writes his great an argument about the nature of gravity. it turns into lloyd's of london, the first insurance market. the london stock exchange. they turned out to be this great place where you mix people and ideas. that is with the internet does by a lot of people in different places to meet virtually and exchange ideas. >> when you look back to 1969, that first internet message, the growth and change in what we internet, is it faster than in the past? >> yes. it is definitely faster. i have to be straightforward. operatingial media is on a scale that is unprecedented in history. it is global. it is instant. it is searchable. it may be permanent. we do not know how permanent it may be. that is definitely unprecedented. the idea that social media environments
he you get these environments where gentlemen board -- you get this environment where gentlemen lords and scoundrels could mix. it is such an alluring environment. you never know who you're going to meet. people spent hours in the coffee inp trade it extremely -- the coffee shop. setting upentists the royal society. isaac newton writes his great an argument about the nature of gravity. it turns into lloyd's of london, the first insurance market. the london stock exchange. they turned out to be...
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environment in many counties are the most complex i.t. environment in the county. they have more assets, more systems they run countywide than anywhere else in the county. if you are an election official walking into that job, you are walking into an environment with physical threats to address, an environment where you will likely be handed hundreds if not thousands of foia request you need to respond to that event -- that have been inundating election offices, and you are walking into an environment where someone has to break down the complex environment for you to understand, what is your voter registration database, your online voter lookup tool, what is your polling place tracker? a complex environment and many of them have never experienced it. as i look at 2024 and look at some suggestions, it is anchoring us to three concepts as we address the systems that he systems. and that is transparency. how can we better address that? i give them credit for the transparency that they offer. how can we support election officials who are in a zero-sum environment from
environment in many counties are the most complex i.t. environment in the county. they have more assets, more systems they run countywide than anywhere else in the county. if you are an election official walking into that job, you are walking into an environment with physical threats to address, an environment where you will likely be handed hundreds if not thousands of foia request you need to respond to that event -- that have been inundating election offices, and you are walking into an...
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can you get water out of the martian environment? terrestrial exploration was little different because it was not quite the level of what we are doing here. we are putting a human in the environment that the human cannot live in on its own. >> how much of that ability -- by the way, feel free to come to the microphone with questions. how much of that ability to live off the martian land do we have to prove before we put people on the surface? >> a number of studies that show that if you can institute resources, get your water, oxygen, fuel. it really becomes a mass problem. how much can you rely on when you get there? if we are going to rely on a system, you want it to be there ahead of time. he wanted to be reliable and to be able to store the oxygen. that would be the most prudent step. we are not there yet, but we are taking a first step. >> advanced missions, multiple landings, autonomous vehicles. >> one advantage, we could send some scout missions ahead of time. the environment is so harsh and so extreme. >> when you put those
can you get water out of the martian environment? terrestrial exploration was little different because it was not quite the level of what we are doing here. we are putting a human in the environment that the human cannot live in on its own. >> how much of that ability -- by the way, feel free to come to the microphone with questions. how much of that ability to live off the martian land do we have to prove before we put people on the surface? >> a number of studies that show that if...
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the security environment is getting more challenging. i would say among defense professionals and in our discussions with military representatives we have great alignment on our security environment and the growing threat for north korea. speak to how political leaders might do things but it decisionar that this is a place of prominent elastic politics ahead of the security environment that we feel we are aligned with with defense officials and representatives. not just on north korea but more broadly in the region when you look at our allies, you mentioned china and south china seas, do you see alignment there between our allies? are there some gaps? >> i see more alignment than gaps. there will be nuanced differences on certain issues. on the big strategic questions of the day i see more alignment do not. -- then not. over to northg korea and the alliance question, the first question i asked, you just finished an exercise in south korea with the north koreans are not happy about area what is the future of those exercises? has there bee
the security environment is getting more challenging. i would say among defense professionals and in our discussions with military representatives we have great alignment on our security environment and the growing threat for north korea. speak to how political leaders might do things but it decisionar that this is a place of prominent elastic politics ahead of the security environment that we feel we are aligned with with defense officials and representatives. not just on north korea but more...
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just watching the environment was inspiring to me. it led my district to adopt one-to-one technology in all of our secondary schools and launch the first k-12 online school in the country in 1995. >> what is personal digital learning? >> it is the promise of being able to create an individual learning trajectory for every student. we can increasingly help kids their learning level but also in the best learning modality, the best style. some are going to learn with the games, and some in a cooperative learning experience. getting to know our kids, being able to customize the experience, that level of customization is -- will mean that most invisible learn more per hour and will improve motivation of high engagement activities, and more hours per day. you put those together, more hours per day and per year, and i think that is the formula for real breakthroughs in the achievement levels. >> what is the reaction of school districts across the country? maybe a couple of examples to wave thate learning is happening? >> let's take houston.
just watching the environment was inspiring to me. it led my district to adopt one-to-one technology in all of our secondary schools and launch the first k-12 online school in the country in 1995. >> what is personal digital learning? >> it is the promise of being able to create an individual learning trajectory for every student. we can increasingly help kids their learning level but also in the best learning modality, the best style. some are going to learn with the games, and...
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that also become common in our environment. this is equally true of other substances that might be considered as a emerging concern. we also need to better understand where these substances come from. whether that is a manufacturing facility or from the personal products or medicines we use in our own homes. that are then passed along into wastewater after being rinsed down the household drain. there are many of those. there are many household products that will take your breath away if inhaled, in fact. yet, they go down the drain every day. shampoos, hair dyes, hair dye go right down the drain, leaving remnants that will surely go into our drinking water. addressing these downstream impacts before hand can avoid health and environmental concerns. i am looking forward to hear from our witnesses about these and other contaminants of emerging concern and how we can better prepare and educate our communities and achieve progress in this realm. again, thank you to our witnesses for being here and madam chair, i yield back. >> than
that also become common in our environment. this is equally true of other substances that might be considered as a emerging concern. we also need to better understand where these substances come from. whether that is a manufacturing facility or from the personal products or medicines we use in our own homes. that are then passed along into wastewater after being rinsed down the household drain. there are many of those. there are many household products that will take your breath away if...